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Offline josey

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Re: how to document abbreviations
« Reply #9 on: Saturday 30 January 16 15:02 GMT (UK) »
Quote from: mike175 on Saturday 30 January 16 11:12 GMT (UK)
Although I have no Scottish ancestry, I always do the same, except that where the maiden surname is unknown I use the [married] name in square brackets rather than leaving blank or [unknown].
Great idea, thank you. I now have to go into my FTM file & change all the 'Unknown' to '[married  name]'  :D but it will be worth it for clarity.
Seeking: RC baptism Philip Murray Feb ish 1814 ? nr Chatham Kent.
IRE: Kik DRAY[EA], PURCELL, WHITE: Mea LYNCH: Tip MURRAY, SHEEDY: Wem ALLEN, ENGLISHBY; Dub PENROSE: Lim DUNN[E], FRAWLEY, WILLIAMS.
87th Regiment RIF: MURRAY
ENG; Marylebone HAYTER, TROU[W]SDALE, WILLIAMS,DUNEVAN Con HAMPTON, TREMELLING Wry CLEGG, HOLLAND, HORSEFIELD Coventry McGINTY
CAN; Halifax & Pictou: HOLLAND, WHITE, WILLIAMSON

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Re: how to document abbreviations
« Reply #10 on: Monday 22 February 16 16:24 GMT (UK) »
In the older documents i have it's predominantly written as M.S.  BUt in new legal documents I am referred to first name x or y.
Campbell, Dunn, Dickson, Fell, Forest, Norie, Pratt, Somerville, Thompson, Tyler among others
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